If you can find something with a loop on the top, so that you can attach your rope, all the better.
Secondly, you will need a long piece of metal, preferably with a flat bottom.
You will need a suitable length so that it will reach the bottom of where ever it is you are trying to fish. What are you going to need to start your fishing expedition?įirstly you are going to need a rope. You are going to want to get a magnet with enough power to attract and hold as you pull up the rope. But regardless of your starting position. This can be done off the dockside, off bridges or even out of a boat. Throw in a large powerful magnet on the end of a line and drag the bottom and pull it up. It’s about collecting metal objects that you have dropped in the water. You see, fishing with magnets isn’t about fish at all. Why he wanted them, I could help him, easily. Of course, once the customer explained what he wanted. I had in my head that it would never work as fish are not magnetic. Also they were made in 1982 there was only 500 made and they're a commemorative coin made for the botanical gardens here, which is called Hortus Botanicus, for their 300 year anniversary.Where to Start With Magnet Fishing? When someone first came to Sekao Engineering and asked me about fishing magnets I was stumped.
"And I think that's super cool and that's why I left them a little bit dirty so their story stays with them. These ones on the other hand got robbed out of a safe, dumped in a canal for 15 to 20 years, then rescued by some treasure hunters with a crane. He cleans up the coins, which he thinks are made from copper, saying: "I know coin collectors like things perfect and in mint condition. Leigh shares a clip of himself on the phone with someone said to be from the tourist attraction, as he asks: "So there was a safe stolen from 15 - 20 years ago from Hortus?" He explains the name refers to the botanical gardens of Amsterdam, and so he gives them a call, as he films himself chatting with police about the find. The cache of coins say "Hortus Bonaticus 1682-1982 Amsterdam", and Leigh set about doing some research into their history-and value. I can't believe we've got money out of this giant safe." Leigh says: "There's money in these things! I was just picking them up thinking there was nothing inside them. He's slightly dismayed before wiping away the dirt from one of the cases-revealing a shiny coin inside.Įxcitedly they realise the plastic is actually a protective covering for the coins, as they open them up one by #fyp #bonditreasurehunter #foryourpage ♬ Pieces (Solo Piano Version) - Danilo Stankovic It turns out it was stolen over 20 years ago."Ī longer YouTube video detailing the find shows the team using ropes, grappling hooks and magnets to try and drag the safe out of the river, and they even enlisted the help of a car with no luck.Īfter prising it open once the crane lifted it out the water, Leigh excitedly sticks his hand inside and pulls out numerous pieces of plastic. As you can see from the protective cases these are valuable collector's coins so we reported the treasure to the police. "Eventually after a lot of effort we got inside and to our surprise it was filled with coins. Because this safe was so big, we thought it might have something inside it. The safe was so big we had to hire a crane to pull it out. The viral video, which has been watched more than seven million times, explains: " We went magnet fishing and found a giant safe in the river. Leigh, originally from Australia, was magnet fishing when he and some friends came across a stretch of water with more than 46 safes buried in the riverbed. Leigh Webber, who goes by Bondi Treasure Hunter online, shared a video to TikTok recounting a memorable find in an Amsterdam canal. A self-proclaimed treasure hunter struck gold when he found a submerged safe filled with stolen coins.
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